heer

== English == === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. ==== Noun ==== heer (plural heers) A yarn measure of six hundred yards, or 1/24 of a spindle. === Etymology 2 === From Dutch heer. ==== Noun ==== heer (plural heers) A Dutch lord. ===== Related terms ===== mynheer === Anagrams === HREE, Rehe, Rhee, here == Afrikaans == === Etymology 1 === From Dutch heer, from Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”). ==== Noun ==== heer (plural here, diminutive heertjie) gentleman lord, master (card games) king ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Dutch heer, from Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos. ==== Noun ==== heer (plural here, diminutive heertjie) host, army ===== Derived terms ===== == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦeːr/ Hyphenation: heer Rhymes: -eːr Homophone: Heer === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”) (German hehr), by analogy with Latin senior (“elder”). The Old High German word originally meant "grey, grey-haired", and descends from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”), making it cognate with English hoar, Old Norse hárr. ==== Noun ==== heer m (plural heren, diminutive heertje n) a lord; master De heer van dit kasteel is een mecenas van de kunsten. ― The lord of this castle is a patron of the arts. a gentleman De oude heer droeg een bruine hoed. ― The old gentleman wore a brown hat. a cleric, notably a Catholic priest ===== Usage notes ===== The alternative forms here and heere are obsolete, but note that capitalized Here has taken on a life of its own in Christian contexts, being used as a respectful way of referring to the Abrahamic God. ===== Alternative forms ===== (obsolete) here, heere ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: heer Negerhollands: heer, here → Papiamentu: her (dated) === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos. ==== Noun ==== heer n (plural heren, diminutive heertje n) (archaic) an army Synonym: leger ===== Alternative forms ===== heir ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Anagrams === here == Middle English == === Noun === heer alternative form of her (“hair”) == North Frisian == === Verb === heer third-person singular present of haa